ACADEMIC & RESEARCH INTEREST

My primary research interests are the study of the fate and transport of contaminants in the environment. My recent work focuses primarily on the environmental fate of mercury and arsenic. Specific research topics include investigation of natural sources of atmospheric mercury, the role of plants in biogeochemical cycling of mercury, mercury pollution in the Steamboat Creek- Truckee River Watershed, arsenic in the Humboldt River and in ground waters in Fallon, NV. I have also investigated the fate of trifluoroacetic acid and organophosphate pesticides. I am especially interested in the role that atmosphere and vegetation play as sources, sinks and pathways for the cycling of environmental contaminants.

VanCuren R , Gustin M.S.2015,
Identification of sources contributing to PM2.5 and ozone at Great Basin National Park, Nevada, US,
Science of the Total Environment 530-531: 505-518 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.03.091

Huang J., Lyman S.N., Stamenkovic Hartman J., Gustin M.S.2014,
A review of Passive sampling systems for ambient air mercury measurements,
Invited paper for Special Issue on Research and Technology Development at the Leading Edge of the Field of Passive Sampling Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 16, 374-392

Wright, G., Weiss-Penzias, P., Gustin, M. S2013,
nvestigation of mercury deposition and potential sources at six sites from the Pacific Coast to the Great Basin,USA.,
Science of the Total Environment, 470-471C, 1099-1113.